Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Computer Science Colloquium: LLM-based Prompt Ensemble for Reliable Medical Entity Recognition from EHRs
The Department of Computer Science will host a colloquium with Sajjad Islam, Ph.D. candidate, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 414. Islam will present “LLM-based Prompt Ensemble for Reliable Medical Entity Recognition from EHRs,” which explores using large language models and prompt engineering to improve accuracy in extracting medical information from…
First Biological Undergraduate Society meeting of the year
The Biological Undergraduate Society (BUS) will host its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 5 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. Students in biology-related majors are invited to connect with peers, enjoy free pizza and learn more about the organization. The event will also feature bingo with prizes.
Dr. Jennifer Morton to deliver 86th Aquinas Lecture
The Department of Philosophy will host the 86th Aquinas Lecture on Friday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. in the Fr. John Naus, S.J., Room (AMU 163). This year’s lecture, “A Teacher’s Dilemma: Balancing High Expectations with Evidence,” will be delivered by Dr. Jennifer M. Morton, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Philosophy at the University of…
Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada
Dr. Gregory Marchildon, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and leading public historian of Canadian health care, will discuss his new book, “Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada” (University of Toronto Press, 2024), on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 5 p.m. in Wehr Physics 141. The book tells the unlikely story of…
22nd annual Casper Lecture
Dr. James Robinson, university professor at the Harris School for Public Policy and the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, will deliver the 2025 Casper Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in the AMU Lunda Room. Robinson won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2024. He studied economics at…
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Hsin-Hsiung Huang
The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences will host Dr. Hsin-Hsiung Huang from the University of Central Florida for a colloquium titled “From MRIs to Genomes: Practical Dimension Reduction with Shift Robust Tensors and Fréchet dCov SDR,” on Friday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 401, with a virtual option via Teams. Huang…
Chemistry Colloquium with Clay Bennett
Dr. Clay Bennett, professor of chemistry at Tufts University, will present the chemistry seminar on Friday, Sept. 12, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. See details for the Chemistry Department colloquia here.
Biological Sciences Colloquium with Andrew Truman
Dr. Andrew Truman, associate chair for research and professor of biological sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will present, “Cracking the Hsp70 chaperone code,” for the biological sciences seminar on Friday, Sept. 12, at 3 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. The Biological Sciences Department’s Friday Seminar Series is supported by the Scholl Endowment.…
‘Ready Player One’ screening and discussion
Dr. Danielle Koepke and her HOPR 1955H “Finding Hope in Dystopic Times” classes invite the campus community to a screening and discussion of “Ready Player One” on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B and C. Snacks will be provided.
Book talk with Dr. Alex Hanna, co-author of ‘The AI Con’
The Center for Data, Ethics, and Society will host Dr. Alex Hanna, co-author of “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want,” for a book talk on Monday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Boswell Books (2559 N. Downer Ave.). The event is free and open to the…